José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Infobox cyclist tracking".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Family name hatnote José Ángel Gómez Marchante (born 30 May 1980 in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2010 for the Template:Cycling data JAZ, Template:Cycling data FOT, Cervélo TestTeam and Template:Cycling data ACG squads.[1] His career highlight was his win in the 2006 Tour of the Basque Country, in which he took victory in the time trial on the final stage to clinch the general classification.
Career
In 2004, while riding for the Template:Cycling data JAZ team, he finished eighth in the general classification in the Vuelta a España.
In the 2005 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, he finished second behind Alexander Vinokourov on the stage to Mont Ventoux, and finished seventh in the general classification.
Marchante was selected by his team to ride the 2006 Vuelta a España. During Stage 5 with 6 km to go he ride across to Sérgio Paulinho and David Arroyo who were the leaders on the road. Marchante rode the two off his wheel. With 3 km to go he was caught by two riders, Danilo Di Luca and Janez Brajkovič, Marchante tried to attack them but dropped off with the high pace. In the last kilometre he was passed by Andrey Kashechkin finishing fourth in the stage.[2] Later in the race during Stage 18 Marchante was the only rider who was working with Alejandro Valverde to catch Alexandre Vinokourov who was up the road.[3]
Following on from his great 2006 season he was named as a key domestique in the Grand Tours for 2007.[4]
Marchante joined the Cervélo TestTeam for the 2009 season.[5]
Major results
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- 1998
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2000
- 7th Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro
- 2002
- 1st Stage ?[N 1] Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Albacete
- 1st Stage 3
- 2003
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
- 1st Overall Bizkaiko Bira
- 1st Stages 3 & 4b
- 1st Aiztondo Klasica
- 2nd Overall Circuito Montañés
- 1st Stage 5b
- 4th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2004
- 1st Stage 2 GP CTT Correios de Portugal
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a la Rioja
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 6th Clásica de Almería
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 10th Overall Clásica Internacional Alcobendas
- 2005
- 2nd Overall Clásica Internacional Alcobendas
- 7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 7th Trofeo Soller
- 9th Overall Paris–Nice
- 2006
- 1st Template:Cjersey Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Stage 6
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 10th Klasika Primavera
- 2007
- 1st Subida a Urkiola
- 2008
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua
- 2009
- 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Overall Tour de Langkawi
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A yellow jersey Tour de France | — | DNF | DNF | — | — | DNF | — |
| A gold jersey Vuelta a España | 8 | — | 5 | 40 | — | 22 | 80 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Notes
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References
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External links
- Profile on official Saunier Duval-Prodir website
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE at trap-friis.dk